United States Department of Experimental Forests and Ranges Agriculture Forest Service of the USDA Forest Service Northeastern Research Station General Technical Report NE-321 Revised Abstract The USDA Forest Service has an outstanding scientific resource in the 79 Experimental Forests and Ranges that exist across the United States and its territories. These valuable scientific resources incorporate a broad range of climates, forest types, research emphases, and history. This publication describes each of the research sites within the Experimental Forests and Ranges network, providing information about history, climate, vegetation, soils, long-term data bases, research history and research products, as well as identifying collaborative opportunities, and providing contact information. The Compilers MARY BETH ADAMS, soil scientist, LINDA H. LOUGHRY, secretary, LINDA L. PLAUGHER, support services supervisor, USDA Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station, Timber and Watershed Laboratory, Parsons, West Virginia. Manuscript received for publication 17 November 2003 Published by: For additional copies: USDA FOREST SERVICE USDA Forest Service 11 CAMPUS BLVD SUITE 200 Publications Distribution NEWTOWN SQUARE PA 19073-3294 359 Main Road September 2004 Delaware, OH 43015-8640 Revised March 2008 Fax: (740)368-0152 Revised publication available in CD-ROM only Visit our homepage at: http://www.nrs.fs.fed.us Experimental Forests and Ranges of the USDA Forest Service Compiled by: Mary Beth Adams Linda Loughry Linda Plaugher Contents Introduction ............................................................................................................................iv Overview..................................................................................................................................1 International Institute of Tropical Forestry Estate Thomas Experimental Forest (U.S. Virgin Islands) ...............................................10 Luquillo Experimental Forest (Puerto Rico) ......................................................................12 Northern Research Station (formerly North Central Research Station) Argonne Experimental Forest (Wisconsin) .......................................................................16 Big Falls Experimental Forest (Minnesota) ......................................................................18 Coulee Experimental Forest (Wisconsin) .........................................................................19 Cutfoot Sioux Experimental Forest (Minnesota) ...............................................................20 Dukes (Upper Peninsula) Experimental Forest (Michigan) ..............................................22 Kaskaskia Experimental Forest (Illinois) ..........................................................................24 Lower Peninsula Experimental Forest (Michigan) ............................................................26 Marcell Experimental Forest (Minnesota) .........................................................................28 Paoli Experimental Forest (Indiana) .................................................................................31 Pike Bay Experimental Forest (Minnesota) ......................................................................33 Sinkin Experimental Forest (Missouri) ..............................................................................35 Udell Experimental Forest (Michigan) ..............................................................................37 Northern Research Station (formerly Northeastern Research Station) Baltimore Ecosystem Study (Maryland) ...........................................................................39 Bartlett Experimental Forest (New Hampshire) ................................................................42 Fernow Experimental Forest (West Virginia) ....................................................................44 Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest (New Hampshire) ...................................................46 Kane Experimental Forest (Pennsylvania) .......................................................................48 Massabesic Experimental Forest (Maine) ........................................................................50 Penobscot Experimental Forest (Maine) ..........................................................................52 Silas Little Experimental Forest (New Jersey) ..................................................................54 Vinton Furnace Experimental Forest (Ohio) .....................................................................57 Pacific Northwest Research Station Bonanza Creek Experimental Forest/Caribou-Poker Creeks Research Watershed (Alaska) .....................................................................................60 Cascade Head Experimental Forest (Oregon) .................................................................63 Entiat Experimental Forest (Washington) .........................................................................66 H. J. Andrews Experimental Forest (Oregon) ...................................................................68 Maybeso Experimental Forest (Alaska) ...........................................................................70 Pringle Falls Experimental Forest (Oregon) .....................................................................72 South Umpqua Experimental Forest (Oregon) .................................................................75 Starkey Experimental Forest and Range (Oregon) ..........................................................76 Wind River Experimental Forest (Washington) ................................................................78 Young Bay Experimental Forest (Alaska) .........................................................................80 Pacific Southwest Research Station Blacks Mountain Experimental Forest (California) ...........................................................82 Caspar Creek Experimental Watershed (California) ........................................................84 Challenge Experimental Forest (California) .....................................................................86 Hawaii Experimental Tropical Forest (Hawaii) ..................................................................88 North Mountain Experimental Area (California) ................................................................91 Onion Creek Experimental Forest (California) .................................................................93 Redwood Experimental Forest (California) ......................................................................95 Sagehen Experimental Forest (California) .......................................................................97 San Dimas Experimental Forest (California) ....................................................................99 San Joaquin Experimental Range (California) ..............................................................101 Stanislaus–Tuolumne Experimental Forest (California) .................................................103 Swain Mountain Experimental Forest (California) ..........................................................105 Teakettle Experimental Forest (California) .....................................................................107 Rocky Mountain Research Station Black Hills Experimental Forest (South Dakota) ............................................................110 Boise Basin Experimental Forest (Idaho) ....................................................................... 111 Coram Experimental Forest (Montana) ..........................................................................113 Deception Creek Experimental Forest (Idaho) ...............................................................116 Desert Experimental Range (Utah) ................................................................................118 Fort Valley Experimental Forest (Arizona) ......................................................................120 Fraser Experimental Forest (Colorado) ..........................................................................122 Glacier Lakes Ecosystem Experiments Site (Wyoming) ................................................125 Great Basin Experimental Range (Utah) ........................................................................128 Long Valley Experimental Forest (Arizona) ....................................................................130 Manitou Experimental Forest (Colorado) .......................................................................131 Priest River Experimental Forest (Idaho) .......................................................................134 Sierra Ancha Experimental Forest (Arizona) ..................................................................136 Tenderfoot Creek Experimental Forest (Montana) .........................................................137 Southern Research Station Alum Creek Experimental Forest (Arkansas) .................................................................140 Bent Creek Experimental Forest (North Carolina) ..........................................................142 Blue Valley Experimental Forest (North Carolina) ..........................................................144 Calhoun Experimental Forest (South Carolina) ..............................................................146 Chipola Experimental Forest (Florida) ............................................................................148 Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory (North Carolina) ..........................................................150